Category : Southeast

By Alabama Newscenter Staff
A new video narrated by Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin hearkens back to the city’s founding and recalls its periods of resiliency as a way of encouraging the city and area businesses through the current COVID-19 crisis....

Jermaine Marrow
Despite the season not being fully completed due to COVID-19, the 2019-20 season was still memorable and exciting. With that, BOXTOROW releases its 12th annual Division I men’s college basketball All-America teams.
Hampton guard Jerma...

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Marcus Amaker
Marcus Amaker, Charleston’s first Poet Laureate, has unleashed his latest project. The Birth of All Things is a 104-page poetry book about an eclectic mix of subjects: battle droids, Björk, the black experience, beats, the blues,...

A school is considered for the High Flying School Award if the school is high-achieving and serves a high percentage of students at risk
Military Magnet Academy (MMA) was named a High Flying School at the National Youth-At-Risk Conference. MMA was on...

Despite efforts by President Cyril Ramaphosa to enforce a pandemic lockdown at South Africa’s overcrowded slums without violence, defense forces were reported to be joining police in firing on the community with rubber bullets and water cannons.
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On March 26, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would extend the enforcement date of the Federal REAL ID Act of 2005 from October 1, 2020 to October 1, 2021.
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“I’m pleased to see DHS made this necessary decision in light of...

Bobi Wine
Ugandan pop star and opposition leader Bobi Wine, who describes himself “a singer, an activist and a member of parliament” is known for his “must plays” – and his latest tune “Corona Virus Alert!,” is definitely one of them.
The lyrics remi...

By Jay Connor For decades, Fred “Curly” Neal entertained massive crowds with his unique combination of humor, athleticism and exaggerated theatrics as the face of the Harlem Globetrotters. Sadly, the team revealed that Neal has [...]

By Ronda Racha Penrice Urban News Service A’Lelia Bundles now knows she was born to tell her great-great-grandmother’s remarkable story. Without her three-decade effort to document her family’s entrepreneurial journey and legacy, pioneering entrepren...

The City of Brunswick discontinued all in-person services and programs as its seek to prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 – COVID-19. The change went in effective on March 24, 2020 at 12:00 (Noon) [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, — During a virtual news conference on Monday, March 30, Mayor Lenny Curry announced that he signed an executive order prohibiting all hotels, motels, and other commercial lodging establishments from accepting or extending [......

Charleston Hospitality Group (CHG) is creating a nationwide movement to give hope and sustainability for unemployed hospitality workers and healthcare responders through the COVID-19 health crisis. Its newly launched campaign, “Full Belly, Full Hear...

“The Task Force will get to the people who are best informed to get that vital information, and we will be able to share the best and most accurate information available,” stated Dr. Donald M. Suggs, the publisher and executive editor of the St. Loui...